“What is Discourse Analysis?”
In “What is Discourse Analysis?” James Paul Gee introduces readers to the concept of discourse analysis and its application to everyday situations and objects. The author does so by illustrating that discourse analysis can be applied to any medium; an animated film, statues in a city square, or even to the layout of a famous painting. Gee explains that discourse analysis involves knowing the identities of the listener and speaker in relation to each other and others and how that affects the manner in which the speaker conveys meaning to the audience. In discourse, an interaction takes place, as the author describes in his encounter with a bartender in a Mexican restaurant, that involves the accepting or rejection
In “What is Discourse Analysis?” James Paul Gee introduces readers to the concept of discourse analysis and its application to everyday situations and objects. The author does so by illustrating that discourse analysis can be applied to any medium; an animated film, statues in a city square, or even to the layout of a famous painting. Gee explains that discourse analysis involves knowing the identities of the listener and speaker in relation to each other and others and how that affects the manner in which the speaker conveys meaning to the audience. In discourse, an interaction takes place, as the author describes in his encounter with a bartender in a Mexican restaurant, that involves the accepting or rejection